Latest Offshore Exploration News

Bounty Oil & Gas, through its joint venture operator Asset Energy, has initiated a judicial review against the refusal to vary and extend the PEP-11 offshore petroleum exploration permit. The legal challenge could reshape the future of this key Sydney Basin asset.

Advent Energy, with BPH Energy as a significant stakeholder, has launched a judicial review against the Federal Government’s refusal to extend the PEP-11 offshore petroleum permit, seeking to overturn the decision and force reconsideration.

Bounty Oil & Gas NL has been notified of the refusal of its Joint Venture Applications for the PEP 11 permit, which remains valid for two months. The company is now considering a legal challenge to this decision.

Karoon Energy has concluded drilling at the Who Dat West exploration well, reaching its target depth but finding no significant hydrocarbons. The joint venture now shifts focus to development options for prior discoveries in the area.